Friday, January 9, 2026 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Kate Owens: Cooking With Kathryn review – recipes for religious repression, rebellion and ruin by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, LondonThe comic targets Christian sexism head-on – while the argument is well worn, Owens’ manic physicality and dark humour keep the show fizzing Who would have thought, i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM

Broadway and Screen Actor John Cunningham Dies at 93

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor John Cunningham died on Tuesday, January 6 at the age of 93. On Broadway, Cunningham was seen in Amour (2002), in which he ori…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:17AM

Photos: Tony Kushner Visits MESSY WHITE GAYS Off-Broadway

At a recent performance of Messy White Gays off-Broadway, playwright Tony Kushner and his husband Mark Harris paid a visit. The pair posed with members of the cast after the performance. Che…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:02AM

Kate Winslet says there’s a ‘strong likelihood’ for ‘Mare of Easttown’ Season 2 by Tribune News Service

PHILADELHPHIA — Actor Kate Winslet sounds like she’s ready for a second season of the 2021 hit series "Mare of Easttown." The Emmy-winning show about a depressed-but-determined detective…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM
Friday, January 9, 2026 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Review Recap: Broadway premiere of Tracy Letts’ ‘Bug’ officially opens by Matt Tamanini

Grace and Matt go through the reviews for the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere of ‘Bug’ Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this e…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM

Directors Guild Award nominations indicate a tight Oscar race by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — The Directors Guild of America announced its nominations Thursday for outstanding directorial achievement in theatrical feature film, offering one of the clearest snapshots y…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM

Rachel Lynett Commits by Gabriela

The playwright behind ‘Committed’ and ‘Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson)’ shares their journey from aspiring corporate defense attorney to playwright.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:18AM

The cast of ‘The Pitt’ is just as immersed as the audience in its emergency room setting by Tribune News Service

PITTSBURGH — It's common knowledge among fans of "The Pitt" that the show — with its documentary-style cinematography and esoteric language — sets realism as its No. 1 priority. Many o…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM
Friday, January 9, 2026 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Could that dresser become a kitchen cabinet? The art of upcycling old furniture by The Associated Press

By KIM COOK Maybe it’s a scratched-up old sideboard found at a yard sale and turned into a snazzy media console. Or a couple of well-traveled vintage trunks given a new home as bedside tab…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM

Bruno Mars sets Romantic tour; SoCal stops to feature Anderson .Paak, Raye by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Grammy winner Bruno Mars is hitting the road, he announced Thursday ahead of the release of his first solo album in a decade. The pop star, known for hits including "24K Magi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AM

Strike a pose: vogue balls go mainstream in New Zealand by Eva Corlett

Led by Māori and Pasifika queer communities, the counterculture has gone from performing in lounges and clubs to Wellington’s national museum In a large gallery at New Zealand’s nationa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM

Hamnet review – Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedy by Peter Bradshaw

Chloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama ‘The joys of pare…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM

Jade Franks on how cleaning toilets at Cambridge inspired her hit show: ‘I’m not watering down the fury – just sneaking it through the back door by Kate Wyver

The Merseyside comic used her experiences of Oxbridge to create the fringe hit Eat the Rich, but struggled in ways her well-off contemporaries didn’t. Now she’s determined to use success…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Friday, January 9, 2026 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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60 Ago Today: The Mad Show by Trav S.D.

60 years ago today was opening night of the hit off-Broadway revue The Mad Show, which ran for about a year (1966-67), and then toured nationally through 1968. This charmed project featured …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:32AM

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 9, 2026- BUG Opens On Broadway and More

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 9, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized S…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00AM
Friday, January 9, 2026 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Jimmy Boyd (Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus) by Trav S.D.

Jimmy Boyd (1939-2009) was first widely known as a child performer, but he had a good run. He managed to keep it going for about three decades. Boyd was from a musical family originating in …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:18AM
Friday, January 9, 2026 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Julie Benko Joins Broadway's Ragtime as Emma Goldman Beginning Tonight by Jonah De Forest

Julie Benko officially joins the cast of Ragtime as Russian-born anarchist Emma Goldman tonight, January 9 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. She steps in through March 29 for Shaina Taub, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06AM

Mandy Gonzalez

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Concerts in Town

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Bucks WestDoc #3

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM
Friday, January 9, 2026 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Julie Benko Joins Ragtime Broadway Revival January 9 by Margaret Hall

Benko will play the role of Emma Goldman for three months.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42AM

The Glorious Corner by G. H. Harding

La BREA IN L.A. — On one of my first trips to L.A.  I just had to swing by A&M Records at 1416 LaBrea whilst there. A&M Records, begun by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss (in Herb’s g…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM

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